AFP: Over 1,300 Reds, supporters neutralized from Jan. to early Oct.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that 1,349 members and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) were neutralized from January 1 to October 8 this year, through surrenders, arrests, and combat operations.
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